Object
These grants are intended for the implementation of digitalisation projects whose purpose is the implementation of solutions for the digital support of a company's processes or for projects for the digital interconnection of processes between a Galician company and other companies or between two or more Galician companies, such as distributed manufacturing orders, invoicing systems, processes between an industrial leader and the SMEs that make up its value chain.
Characteristics of the aid
Projects may be of two types:
a) Individual projects in which an SME addresses one of the following project typologies:
- Development of digital interfaces for your business interactions or adoption/implementation of an existing interaction solution with your customers or suppliers.
- Artificial intelligence systems, automatic learning and autonomous decision-making, interconnection of physical and virtual elements, processing of captured data (business intelligence, big data and similar), and improvements in cybersecurity.
- Implementation of digitisation systems for specific processes or integrated management, such as ERP, CRM and similar.
- Improvement of the company's logistics function, through the implementation of digital solutions, in any of the following areas:
- Digitalisation and automation.
- Processes and applications.
- Virtualisation and data analytics.
b) Collective projects in which a group of companies, optionally coordinated by a collaborating intermediate body, undertakes one of the following types of project:
- Implementation of a common digital system to improve digital interactions between them.
- Collective artificial intelligence systems, automatic learning and autonomous decision-making, interconnection of physical and virtual elements, processing of captured data (business intelligence, big data and similar).
- Implementation of a process digitalisation or integrated management system, specifically designed for the field of activity of the companies participating in the collective project.
- Implementation of a common system to improve the logistics function in the areas defined in the call.
In addition, projects fall into three different types depending on the total amount eligible for support:
- Type 1: projects with an eligible amount of less than 50,000 euros.
- Type 2: projects with an eligible amount of between 50,000 and 120,000 euros.
- Type 3: projects with an eligible amount of more than 120,000 euros.
The Igape may reclassify projects between modalities and types in the event that the classification proposed by the company is not correct.
Beneficiaries
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), according to the definition established by the European Commission in Annex I of Regulation (EU) 651/2014, whatever their legal form, including self-employed entrepreneurs, and which have a workplace in Galicia where the project is to be carried out, may be beneficiaries of this aid.
Small and medium-sized enterprises in any sector of economic activity included in the scope of application of Regulation (EU) 651/2014 may be considered as beneficiaries, taking into account the exceptions indicated in the call for proposals.
SMEs may apply for grants for the types of individual projects described in Article 1.a). 3.
In order to apply for aid for the types of collective projects described in Article 1.b), interested parties must first form a group as provided for in Article 8.3 of Law 9/2007. This grouping must be made up of at least two SMEs with a work centre in Galicia. The implementation commitments undertaken by each member of the grouping, who will also be considered beneficiaries, must be expressly set out in a document. In any case, a single representative of the group (hereinafter the leader) will be appointed as the sole interlocutor with the Administration until the award decision is taken. Once the individual aid has been granted to each SME, each of them will be independent for the processing of the justification and settlement of their aid. In the event that the SME project is coordinated by an intermediate body, the latter will not form part of the group.
In the event that there are links between some of the enterprises in the group, the linked enterprises will count as a single enterprise for the purpose of assessing the project. If all of them are linked, the project will be assessed as several individual applications.
